Community Resources

For other counties, call your local United Way, Smart Start or County Health Department.

Care Coordination for Children: is a state-wide program that provides home or childcare visits for children who are at-risk of social, medical or developmental concerns in their first five years of life. Nursing and social work staff provides support, education and community resource information. All services are free.

Contact information:Phone: (919) 560-7723 or (919) 560-7869.

CCHP/Healthy Families: provides in-home as well as center-based interventions designed to assist families who are struggling with managing difficult children or difficult parent-child relationships. Healthy Families Durham is a free, long-term home-visiting program providing comprehensive services to over-burdened parents of newborns.

Medicaid for Families and Children and NC Health Choice: Offers medical coverage based on income and assests for families with children. Health Choice is for children in families up to 200% of the Federal Poverty Level.

Food Stamps: provides assistance to families to meet their nutritional needs. Eligibility is determined according to the household financial resources and the family composition. The person applying needs to bring their ID, Social Security # for each household member, copies of rent, utility and income (including wages and child support) information and names and phone numbers to verify.

Phone: 919-560-8000

Address: 414 E Main St. Durham 27701

Child Support: locates non-custodial parents, establishes paternity, support and medical obligations, enforces existing child support orders and collects child support payments. After initial application is completed at the DSS office an interview will be set for a later date with a staff member. May include a fee of up to $25

All of the DSS services listed above are located at 414 E Main St. Durham 27701

Child Care Tuition Assistance: provides subsidies to families in need of assistance in paying their childcare expenses. You must make an appointment. Detailed income information and work or school verification needed.

Durham Head Start: is a national, federally funded preschool program servicing children and families. Head Start is designed to provide a quality education for young children and help parents establish goals designed to aid the entire family.

Early Head Start: is national federally funded program (EHS) launched in 1995 to provide comprehensive child and family development services for low-income pregnant women and families with infants and toddlers ages birth to three years. The purpose of the program is to enhance children's physical, social, emotional and intellectual development; to support parents' efforts to fulfill their parental roles; and to help parents move toward self-sufficiency.

El Centro Hispano: is a grassroots non-profit community center that works to empower Latino families through education and leadership development. Some of the services provided to help Latino families are: ESL classes, interpreting, translating, advocacy, and referrals to community resources. El Centro Hispano also has a Woman's Program which carries out different projects and activities such as: ESL for women with childcare, a women's support and information group, cultural celebrations, parenting workshops and other educational workshops. For more information

Exchange Club Family Center: provides free in-home family support services to families who are overwhelmed by the challenges of parenting, including those mandated by the courts. The Family Support Program provides help to families, with children birth to 12, interested in learning effective ways of dealing with the stress of parenting and making improvements in their relationships with their children.

Family Support Network of North Central Carolina: works to enhance the lives of children with special needs by assisting their families and the professionals that serve them. The agency offers parent-to-parent matching and support groups. All services are free.

NC Pre-K: NC Pre-K is designed to provide 4-year-old children, who may not otherwise be served in high quality settings, with a valuable educational experience; to enhance kindergarten readiness for 4 year olds who are at risk of school failure. Children must be 4 years old by August 31st of the school year they are scheduled to attend.

Rehab Center: The Rehab Center is a national directory listing treatment centers across the country. Helpful information is provided to parents and caregivers on Understanding Postpartum Depression and Anxiety.

WIC/Women, Infants and Children: provides food vouchers and nutrition counseling for pregnant, breastfeeding and postpartum women, infants and children up to age five. Staff available for nutrition and breastfeeding consultations and classes. Limited electric breast pump loans are available for WIC participants. Participants must meet income guidelines.